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ARIA Awards 2025 winners: Full list of nominees including Ninajirachi, Dom Dolla, Amyl and the Sniffers and more<\/p>\n

Move on, pub rock: New genre dominates 2025 ARIA Awards nominations<\/p>\n

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Warning: This story contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died.<\/p>\n

Self-taught artist Ninajirachi<\/a>\u2019s eight ARIA Award<\/a> nominations \u2013 the most for an individual in one year \u2013 heralds a new era for Australian music, one that\u2019s embracing electronic music after so many decades steeped in pub rock<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more proof, look no further than Dom Dolla<\/a>\u2019s seven nominations, and the fact the 33-year-old house music producer will formally receive the inaugural Global Impact Award presented by Spotify in Sydney on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Self-taught electronic music producer Ninajirachi leads the pack with a record-breaking eight nominations.Credit: Steven Siewert<\/p>\n

But pub rock has clearly not been discarded by the association \u2013 Grammy-nominated rockers Amyl and the Sniffers<\/a> will walk into Hordern Pavilion with six nominations, and alt-rock band You Am I<\/a> to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

Genre wars, however, are not what\u2019s made the ARIA Awards somewhat controversial this year. That in part is due to the event\u2019s partnership with Spotify, which has come under fire from Australian musicians<\/a> over how it invests its money, and for its minimal royalty payments. Singer-songwriter Dean Lewis\u2019 nomination for Song of the Year, meanwhile, was withdrawn following allegations made on social media by fans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Also interesting to note this year is the new category of Best Music Festival, with five events from across Australia nominated for the award.<\/p>\n

The accolade was created to acknowledge the importance of the ecosystem that helps Australian artists build sustainable careers, but the nomination pool is dwindling as festivals increasingly opt out of regularly scheduled programming<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here is the full list of 2025 ARIA Awards nominees:<\/p>\n

Album of the YearAmyl and The Sniffers \u2013 Cartoon Darkness (Amyl and The Sniffers\/Virgin Music Group)Missy Higgins \u2013 The Second Act (Eleven Music\/EMI Music Australia)Ninajirachi \u2013 I Love My Computer (NLV Records)R\u00dcF\u00dcS DU SOL \u2013 Inhale \/ Exhale (Rose Avenue Records\/Warner Music Australasia)Thelma Plum \u2013 I\u2019m Sorry, Now Say it Back (Warner Music Australia)Best Solo ArtistBARKAA \u2013 Big Tidda (Big Apples Music\/Island Records Australia\/Universal Music Australia)Dom Dolla \u2013 DREAMIN\u2019 (Good Fortune Records)Kylie Minogue \u2013 Tension II (Mushroom Music)Mallrat \u2013 Light hit my face like a straight right (Dew Process\/Universal Music Australia)Missy Higgins \u2013 The Second Act (Eleven Music\/EMI Music Australia)Ninajirachi \u2013 I Love My Computer (NLV Records)Paul Kelly \u2013 Fever Longing Still (EMI Music Australia)The Kid LAROI \u2013 How Does It Feel? (Columbia Records\/Sony Music)Thelma Plum \u2013 I\u2019m Sorry, Now Say it Back (Warner Music Australia)Young Franco \u2013 it\u2019s Franky baby! (Neon Records)\"Singer-songwriter<\/p>\n

Singer-songwriter Thelma Plum has been nominated five times, as have Hilltop Hoods.Credit: Cordula Ditz<\/p>\n

Best GroupAmyl and The Sniffers \u2013 Cartoon Darkness (Amyl and The Sniffers\/Virgin Music Group)Folk Bitch Trio \u2013 Now Would Be a Good Time (Jagjaguwar)Hilltop Hoods \u2013 Fall From the Light (Island Records Australia\/Universal Music Australia)Royel Otis \u2013 hickey (Ourness\/Capitol Records)R\u00dcF\u00dcS DU SOL \u2013 Inhale \/ Exhale (Rose Avenue Records\/Warner Music Australasia)<\/p>\n

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Michael Gudinski Breakthrough ArtistFolk Bitch Trio \u2013 Now Would Be a Good Time (Jagjaguwar)Gut Health \u2013 Stiletto (AWAL Recordings)Mia Wray \u2013 hi, it\u2019s nice to meet me (Mushroom Music)Ninajirachi \u2013 I Love My Computer (NLV Records)Young Franco \u2013 it\u2019s Franky baby! (Neon Records)Best Pop ReleaseG Flip \u2013 Disco Cowgirl (AWAL Recordings)Kita Alexander \u2013 Press Pause (Warner Music Australia)Kylie Minogue \u2013 Tension II (Mushroom Music)Mallrat \u2013 Light hit my face like a straight right (Dew Process\/Universal Music Australia)Thelma Plum \u2013 I\u2019m Sorry, Now Say it Back (Warner Music Australia)Best Dance\/Electronic ReleaseConfidence Man \u2013 3AM (LA LA LA) (I OH YOU\/Mushroom Music)Dom Dolla \u2013 DREAMIN\u2019 (Good Fortune Records)FISHER \u2013 Stay (etcetc Music Pty Ltd)Ninajirachi \u2013 I Love My Computer (NLV Records)Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy \u2013 Somedays (Solotoko\/ADA)Best Hip Hop\/Rap ReleaseBARKAA \u2013 Big Tidda (Big Apples Music\/Island Records Australia\/Universal Music Australia)Hilltop Hoods \u2013 Fall From the Light (Island Records Australia\/Universal Music Australia)Miss Kaninna \u2013 Kaninna EP (Soul Has No Tempo)ONEFOUR \u2013 Look at Me Now (ONEFOUR Records\/The Orchard)The Kid LAROI \u2013 Baby I\u2019m Back (Columbia Records\/Sony Music)<\/p>\n

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Best Soul\/R&B ReleaseBOY SODA \u2013 Lil Obsession (Warner Music Australia)JACOT\u00c9NE \u2013 Why\u2019d You Do That? (Epic Records\/Sony Music)Jerome Farah \u2013 CHLORINE (Sony Music)Larissa Lambert \u2013 Cardio (New Levels\/Virgin Music Group)PANIA \u2013 Pity Party (Warner Music Australia\/Say Less)Best Independent ReleaseBall Park Music \u2013 Like Love (Prawn Records\/Inertia Music)Confidence Man \u2013 3AM (LA LA LA) (I OH YOU\/Mushroom Music)Folk Bitch Trio \u2013 Now Would Be a Good Time (Jagjaguwar)Miss Kaninna \u2013 Kaninna EP (Soul Has No Tempo)Ninajirachi \u2013 I Love My Computer (NLV Records)\"Folk<\/p>\n

Folk Bitch Trio has landed four nominations, alongside Missy Higgins, Royel Otis, and R\u00fcf\u00fcs Du Sol.Credit: Richard Clifford<\/p>\n

Best Rock AlbumAmyl and The Sniffers \u2013 Cartoon Darkness (Amyl and The Sniffers\/Virgin Music Group)Ball Park Music \u2013 Like Love (Prawn Records\/Inertia Music)King Stingray \u2013 For the Dreams (Civilians\/The Orchard)Royel Otis \u2013 hickey (Ourness\/Capitol Records)Spacey Jane \u2013 If That Makes Sense (AWAL Recordings)Best Adult Contemporary AlbumFolk Bitch Trio \u2013 Now Would Be a Good Time (Jagjaguwar)Gordi \u2013 Like Plasticine (Mushroom Music)Meg Washington \u2013 GEM (OriGiN Distribution\/ADA)Missy Higgins \u2013 The Second Act (Eleven Music\/EMI Music Australia)Paul Kelly \u2013 Fever Longing Still (EMI Music Australia)<\/p>\n

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Best Country AlbumDylan Wright \u2013 Half a World Away (Sony Music)Imogen Clark \u2013 Choking on Fuel (Potts Entertainment\/MGM)Kasey Chambers \u2013 Backbone (Essence Music Group\/MGM)Keith Urban \u2013 High (CAPITOL \u2013 NASHVILLE\/EMI Music Australia)Taylor Moss \u2013 Firecracker (Taylor Moss\/Ditto Music)Best Hard Rock\/Heavy Metal AlbumCivic \u2013 Chrome Dipped (ATO Records\/Inertia Music)Press Club \u2013 To All the Ones I Love (Inertia Music)RedHook \u2013 Mutation (RedHook Records)The Amity Affliction \u2013 Let the Ocean Take Me (Redux) (G.Y.R.O.)Thornhill \u2013 Bodies (UNFD\/Community Music)Best Blues & Roots AlbumDope Lemon \u2013 Golden Wolf (BMG)Mama Kin Spender \u2013 Promises (Mama Kin Spender\/MGM)Sons Of The East \u2013 SONS (Sons Of The East Music\/MGM)Tash Sultana \u2013 Return to the Roots (Lonely Lands Records via Sony Music)The Teskey Brothers \u2013 Live at the Hammersmith Apollo (Mushroom Music)Best Children\u2019s AlbumEmma Memma \u2013 Dance Island Party (G.Y.R.O.)Justine Clarke \u2013 Mimi\u2019s Symphony (ABC Music\/The Orchard)Teeny Tiny Stevies \u2013 Brain Fart (Love Your Records\/Xelon)The Vegetable Plot \u2013 Season Three (ABC Music\/The Orchard)The Wiggles \u2013 Wiggle Up, Giddy Up! (ABC Music\/The Orchard)<\/p>\n

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Best Music FestivalAbility Fest \u2013 Dylan Alcott Foundation\/Untitled GroupBeyond the Valley \u2013 Untitled Group\/Beyond the Valley Music FestivalBluesfest Byron Bay \u2013 Bluesfest Byron BayLaneway Festival \u2013 St Jerome\u2019s Laneway\/Laneway FestivalYours and Owls Festival \u2013 Yours and OwlsBest VideoBreak My Love \u2013 R\u00dcF\u00dcS DU SOL, Alexander George (Katzki) (Rose Avenue Records\/Warner Music Australasia)Craters \u2013 Missy Higgins, Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore (Eleven Music\/EMI Music Australia)Lordy Lordy \u2013 Emily Wurramara, Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore (ABC Music\/The Orchard)All the Noise \u2013 Spacey Jane, Dan Lesser (AWAL Recordings)Car \u2013 Royel Otis, Jamieson Kerr (Ourness\/Capitol Records)Big Dreams \u2013 Amyl and The Sniffers, John Stewart (Amyl and The Sniffers\/Virgin Music Group)Dreamin \u2013 Dom Dolla, Kyle Caulfield & Shevin Dissanayake (Good Fortune Records)Don\u2019t Happy, Be Worry \u2013 Hilltop Hoods, Roman Anastasios and Jordan Ruyi Blanch (Island Records Australia\/Universal Music Australia)Dancing2 \u2013 Keli Holiday, Ryan Sauer (Keli Holiday\/GYROstream)WASSA \u2013 Vv Pete, UTILITY, Formation Boyz, UTILITY (Trackwork)Best Australian Live ActAmyl and The Sniffers \u2013 Cartoon Darkness World TourBall Park Music \u2013 Like Love TourBARKAA \u2013 BIG TIDDA TOUR (Jackson Street & Bad Apples Music)Confidence Man \u2013 3AM (LA LA LA) Tour (I OH YOU)Dom Dolla \u2013 Dom Dolla Australia 2024 (Untitled Group)Hilltop Hoods \u2013 Hilltop Hoods 2025Kylie Minogue \u2013 Tension Tour 2025Miss Kaninna \u2013 Dawg In Me Tour (Astral People)SPEED \u2013 SPEED Australia Tour \u201925Troye Sivan \u2013 Something To Give Each Other Tour (Live Nation)\"Grammy<\/p>\n

Grammy nominees Amyl and the Sniffers (pictured here is Amy Taylor) have been nominated in the Best Australian Live Act category and five others at this year\u2019s ARIA Awards.Credit: Richard Clifford<\/p>\n

Song of the YearCyril, Maryjo \u2013 Still Into You (Warner Music Australia\/Spinnin Records)Dom Dolla Feat. Daya \u2013 Dreamin (Good Fortune Records)FISHER \u2013 Stay (etcetc Music Pty Ltd)Gotye, FISHER, Chris Lake Feat. Kimbra, Sante Sansone \u2013 Somebody (Eleven: A Music Company\/EMI Music Australia)ONEFOUR, Nemzzz \u2013 Spinnin (ONEFOUR RECORDS\/The Orchard)Royel Otis \u2013 Linger (SiriusXM Session) (Ourness)Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy \u2013 Somedays (Solotoko\/ADA)The Kid LAROI \u2013 Girls (Columbia Records\/Sony Music)Tobiahs \u2013 Angel of Mine (Mushroom Music)<\/p>\n

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Most Popular International ArtistAlex Warren \u2013 You\u2019ll Be Alright Kid (Atlantic Records\/Warner Music Australasia)Calvin Harris \u2013 96 Months (Columbia Records\/Sony Music)Gracie Abrams \u2013 The Secret of Us (Interscope\/Universal Music Australia)Kendrick Lamar \u2013 GNX (Interscope\/Universal Music Australia)Noah Kahan \u2013 Stick Season (Republic Records\/Universal Music Australia)Post Malone \u2013 F-1Trillion (Republic Records\/Universal Music Australia)Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 Short n\u2019 Sweet (Island Records USA\/Universal Music Australia)Tate McRae \u2013 So Close to What (RCA Records\/Universal Music Australia)Taylor Swift \u2013 The Tortured Poets Department (Republic Records\/Universal Music Australia)Tyler, The Creator \u2013 Chromakopia (Columbia Records\/Sony Music)Best Cover ArtGiulia McGauran for The Cat Empire \u2013 Bird in Paradise (BMG)John Stewart and Thomas Rennie for Amyl and The Sniffers \u2013 Cartoon Darkness (Amyl and The Sniffers\/Virgin Music Group)Kira Puru, Thelma Plum and Em Jensen for Thelma Plum \u2013 I\u2019m Sorry, Now Say it Back (Warner Music Australasia)Nina Wilson, John You and Aria Zarzycki for Ninajirachi \u2013 I Love My Computer (NLV Records)Sarah McCloskey for Hilltop Hoods \u2013 Fall From the Light (Island Records Australia\/Universal Music Australia)Engineer \u2013 Best Engineered ReleaseAlice Ivy for Alice Ivy \u2013 Do What Makes You Happy (Kewpie Mayo Records\/Independent)Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla \u2013 DREAMIN\u2019 (Good Fortune Records)Eric J Dubowsky for Emma Louise & Flume \u2013 DUMB (Three Six Zero Recordings\/ADA)Kevin Parker for Tame Impala \u2013 End of Summer (Columbia Records\/Sony Music)Thomas Purcell (Wave Racer) for Ninajirachi \u2013 I Love My Computer (NLV Records)Producer \u2013 Best Produced ReleaseAlex Burnett for Thelma Plum \u2013 I\u2019m Sorry, Now Say it Back (Warner Music Australia)Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla \u2013 Dreamin (Good Fortune Records)Kevin Parker for Tame Impala \u2013 End of Summer (Columbia Records\/Sony Music)Nina Wilson (Ninajirachi) for Ninajirachi \u2013 I Love My Computer (NLV Records)R\u00dcF\u00dcS DU SOL for R\u00dcF\u00dcS DU SOL \u2013 Inhale \/ Exhale (Rose Avenue Records\/Warner Music Australasia)<\/p>\n

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Best Classical AlbumAndrea Lam \u2013 Piano Diary (ABC Classic\/The Orchard)Australian Chamber Orchestra\/Richard Tognetti \u2013 Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings and Andante Cantabile\/Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony in C minor (ABC Classic\/The Orchard)Nat Bartsch \u2013 Forever Changed (Amica Records)Simone Young & Sydney Symphony Orchestra \u2013 Mahler: Symphony No.2; Barton: of the Earth (Deutsche Grammophon Australia\/Universal Music)Sophie Hutchings \u2013 Become the Sky (Universal Music Australia\/Mercury KX)Best Jazz AlbumEvans Robson Quartet \u2013 Zenith (Lamplight Records)Lachlan McKenzie \u2013 Departures (ABC Jazz\/The Orchard)Lucy Clifford \u2013 Between Spaces of Knowing (ABC Jazz\/The Orchard)TL; DR & Peter Knight \u2013 Too Long; Didn\u2019t Read (Earshift Music\/The Planet Company-MGM)Touch Sensitive \u2013 In Paradise (Future Classic)Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast AlbumAustralian Chamber Orchestra \u2013 Memoir of a Snail (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (ABC Classic\/The Orchard)Fran\u00e7ois T\u00e9taz \u2013 The Surfer (Impressed Recordings\/Rubber Music Pty Ltd)Michael Cassel Group \u2013 Michael Cassel Group Presents a (Very) Musical Christmas (ABC Music)Various Artists \u2013 How to Make Gravy (Original Soundtrack) (Origin Recordings)Vidya Makan \u2013 The Lucky Country (Original Cast Album) (ORiGiN Distribution\/ADA)Best World Music AlbumElectric Fields, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra \u2013 Live in Concert (ABC Music\/The Orchard)Gurrumul \u2013 Banbirrngu \u2013 The Orchestral Sessions (Decca Australia & Skinnyfish\/UMA)Joseph Tawadros \u2013 The Forgotten Path to Humanity (Independent\/The Planet Company)Tenzin Choegyal \u2013 Snow Flower (Warner Music Australasia\/Rainbow Valley Records)The Cat Empire \u2013 Bird in Paradise (BMG)Best Use of an Australian Recording in an AdvertisementFox League 2025: Our Greats \u2013 Fox Sports Australia, 3%Menulog: What\u2019s Good in Your Hood \u2013 Thinkerbell, Bliss n EsoParamount+ Australia: Ballad of the GOATS \u2013 Paramount+ Australia, Briggs and Kobie DeeTooheys: I Feel Like a Tooheys \u2013 Thinkerbell, Dune RatsTourism & Events Queensland: That Holiday Feeling \u2013 Publicis Worldwide, Kita Alexander<\/p>\n

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Bronte Gossling<\/a> is a reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, WAtoday and Brisbane Times.Connect via email<\/a>.Most Viewed in Culture<\/p>\n

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